	University of Pennsylvania 2016 University Academic Rankings
CampusUrban, 1,094 acres (4.43 km2) total: 302 acres (1.22 km2), University City campus; 700 acres (2.8 km2), New Bolton Center; 92 acres (0.37 km2), Morris Arboretum The University of Pennsylvania (commonly referred to as Penn or UPenn) is a private, Ivy League, doctorate-granting university located in Philadelphia. Incorporated as The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn is one of 14 founding members of the Association of American Universities and one of the nine original colonial colleges. Penn is one of several universities that claims to be the first university in the United States of America. Benjamin Franklin, Penn's founder, advocated an educational program that focused as much on practical education for commerce and public service as on the classics and theology although Franklin's curriculum was never adopted. The university coat of arms features a dolphin on the red chief, adopted directly from the Franklin family's own coat of arms. Penn was one of the first academic institutions to follow a multidisciplinary model pioneered by several European universities, concentrating multiple "faculties" (e.g., theology, classics, medicine) into one institution. It was also home to many other educational innovations. The first school of medicine in North America (Perelman School of Medicine, 1765), the first collegiate business school (Wharton School of Business, 1881) and the first "student union" building and organization (Houston Hall, 1896) were all born at Penn. Penn offers a broad range of academic departments, an extensive research enterprise and a number of community outreach and public service programs. It is particularly well known for its medical school, dental school, design school, business school, law school, engineering school, communications school, nursing school, veterinary school, and its liberal arts programs, as well as its biomedical teaching and research capabilities. Its undergraduate program is also among the most selective in the country, with an acceptance rate of 9 percent. One of Penn's most well known academic qualities is its emphasis on interdisciplinary education, which it promotes through numerous double degree programs, university minors, research centers and professorships, a unified campus, and the ability for students to take classes from any of Penn's schools (the "One University Policy"). All of Penn's schools exhibit very high research activity. Penn is consistently ranked among the top research universities in the world, for both quality and quantity of research. In fiscal year 2015, Penn's academic research budget was $851 million, involving more than 4,300 faculty, 1,100 postdoctoral fellows and 5,500 support staff/graduate assistants. As one of the most active and prolific research institutions, Penn is associated with several important innovations and discoveries in many fields of science and the humanities. Among them are the first general purpose electronic computer (ENIAC), the rubella and hepatitis B vaccines, Retin-A, cognitive therapy, conjoint analysis and others. Penn's academic and research programs are led by a large and highly productive faculty. Twenty-eight Nobel laureates have been affiliated with Penn. Over its long history the university has also produced many distinguished alumni. These include 12 heads of state (including one U.S. president); three United States Supreme Court justices plus a number of state Supreme Court justices; founders of technology companies, international law firms, and global financial institutions; and university presidents. According to a 2014 study, the University of Pennsylvania has produced the most billionaires of any university at the undergraduate level. Penn's endowment, at $10.1 billion as of June 30, 2015, is the ninth-largest university endowment in the United States. ... [more on wikipedia]

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University of Pennsylvania Details

University of Pennsylvania Details
detail	value
state	Pennsylvania
conference	Ivy League
public	Private
scores	2185/1457/33
level	Elite
rank	[12
overall ROI rank	[7
size	medium
undergrads	11548
grads	13258
price	64200
drop	4
stem	23
research	856
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for University of Pennsylvania?

1. number 12 for Academics.

2. number 7 for ROI (Return on Investment).

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1. Northwestern University

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5. University of Miami

6. Northeastern University

7. University of Notre Dame

National Academic Rankings

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University of Pennsylvania National Academic Rankings

University of Pennsylvania National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	12	17	23	9	10	27	16	20	7
All	12	17	23	9	10	27	16	13	7
Div1	8	10	10	7	7	18	13	9	3
Div1 Private	8	10	9	7	6	11	3	5	6
Private	12	17	22	9	9	17	7	11	7
Ivy League	5	6	5	5	5	8	3	1	3
New England Region	6	8	13	5	5	13	5	5	4
State of Pennsylvania	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	1
Top Ten Top250	12	17	23	9	10	27	16	20	7
Top Ten Div1	9	9	9	7	7	8	3	4	7
Top Ten Div1 Private	8	9	9	7	6	8	3	4	6
Top Ten Ivy League	5	6	5	5	5	8	3	1	3
Top Ten New England Region	6	7	7	5	5	10	5	2	4
Top Ten State of Pennsylvania	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	1

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

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University of Pennsylvania Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Pennsylvania
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
98.56	Northwestern University	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Private	Elite	11	13
92.63	Harvard University	Massachusetts	Ivy League	Private	Elite	2	10
90.72	Stanford University	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	9	17
89.98	University of Chicago	Illinois	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	10	14
86.45	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
85.70	Northeastern University	Massachusetts	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Elite	40	109
84.88	University of Notre Dame	Indiana	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	31	12
84.67	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
84.52	Emory University	Georgia	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	36	29
84.20	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	37	64
83.96	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Private	Elite	14	8
83.67	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	16	47
83.16	Yale University	Connecticut	Ivy League	Private	Elite	3	37
83.11	Princeton University	New Jersey	Ivy League	Private	Elite	4	11
82.71	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16
82.60	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	29	84
82.51	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25
82.34	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17
79.07	SUNY at Binghamton	New York	America East	Public	Excellent	65	125
78.01	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	7	42
77.61	Boston University	Massachusetts	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	45	116
77.61	Washington University in St Louis	Missouri	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	8	6
77.44	University of Southern California	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	22	81
77.11	Brown University	Rhode Island	Ivy League	Private	Elite	25	34
76.95	University of Rochester	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	39	93
76.32	Tufts University	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	23	34
75.81	Dartmouth College	New Hampshire	Ivy League	Private	Elite	19	21
75.02	Wesleyan University	Connecticut	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	73	137
74.67	Wellesley College	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Elite	78	158
74.43	Hamilton College	New York	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	115	153
74.42	Washington and Lee University	Virginia	Old Dominion Athletic Conference	Private	Elite	117	46
74.29	Pomona College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	52	125
74.22	Swarthmore College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	67	48
71.91	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Elite	6	1
70.78	Villanova University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	99	68
70.36	Southern Methodist University	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	80	73
70.30	College of William and Mary	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	Excellent	54	60
69.87	SUNY College at Geneseo	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	Excellent	111	184
69.83	Santa Clara University	California	West Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	123	98
68.82	Brandeis University	Massachusetts	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	46	116
68.72	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	131	93
68.42	St Olaf College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	144	127
68.33	Colgate University	New York	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	92	83
68.11	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	165	106
68.08	Gettysburg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	170	148
67.96	Union College	Kentucky	Mid - South Conference / Appal...	Private	BelowAverage	162	178
67.92	Lewis & Clark College	Oregon	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	179	221
67.86	Macalester College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	133	146
67.86	Williams College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	58	161
67.85	Colorado College	Colorado	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Excellent	149	160

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

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University of Pennsylvania Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Pennsylvania
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
97.95	Duke University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	13	3
97.14	Ivy League (Average)	-	Ivy League	-Conf-	Elite	-	20
96.78	Dartmouth College	New Hampshire	Ivy League	Private	Elite	19	21
96.25	Northwestern University	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Private	Elite	11	13
95.94	Stanford University	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	9	17
95.92	Rice University	Texas	Conference USA	Private	Elite	20	4
94.94	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Elite	6	1
94.89	University of Chicago	Illinois	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	10	14
94.60	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	7	42
94.52	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Private	Elite	14	8
94.39	Washington University in St Louis	Missouri	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	8	6
94.15	Cornell University	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	15	39
93.28	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	16	47
90.59	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16

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